The American poet Yvor Winters (1900–1968) considered “Church Monuments,” by George Herbert (1593–1633), to be not only Herbert’s finest poem, but one of the greatest poems in the English language.

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

Spoken word artist, poet and songstress Ursula Rucker of Germantown delivered selected epic poems at her home church last Sunday, Feb. 1. After the morning Mass at the St. Vincent’s Catholic Church, ...

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Marcus Amaker, a well-known Charleston poet, will share his heart-felt poem about the tragic church shooting in June during A&E’s “Conversations on Race in America.” Marcus Amaker, a Charleston poet ...

There's a small show at Christ Church fixed to coincide with the Oxford Literary Festival. Curator of the Picture Gallery Jacqueline Thalmann sought among the 2,000 drawings in Christ Church's ...